Example sentences of "keep an [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | keep an index of your recordings |
| 2 | For over forty years it was illegal in Indonesia to kill , capture or keep an orang-utan in captivity . |
| 3 | Keep an eye on youngsters , and teach them to recognise danger too . |
| 4 | Once you have decided your policy and put it in place , keep an eye on how well it 's working . |
| 5 | If , for instance , a certain portion of a design includes a number of long , narrow , shapes ( eg tree branches ) then the grain in those components should be arranged to run along , rather than across , the strips ; just commonsense , but keep an eye on it . |
| 6 | This involves choosing a further veneer ( D ) , and when you do , keep an eye on maintaining a good contrast between the two linear shapes produced . |
| 7 | The advantage of this is that when you start gigging , you have someone out front who knows your songs , and who can either mix your sound or at least keep an eye on the house engineer . |
| 8 | And keep an eye on young Müller . ’ |
| 9 | Keep an eye on self-seeded plants as they can show interesting colour variations . |
| 10 | Please keep an eye on the signs . |
| 11 | ‘ Keep an eye on the young ones , my dears . |
| 12 | In two and a half years she has won over 40 trophies and hundreds of rosettes so do n't despair , Kathy , keep an eye on the condition and just enjoy your horse . |
| 13 | They often do this by letting out or bringing in their mooring line , so keep an eye on them to see which direction they move it in , if at all . |
| 14 | She paid an extra dollar a week for Mrs Benson to put Maria to bed and keep an eye on her , but somehow she did n't think that Mrs Benson was all that reliable as a child-watcher . |
| 15 | Guideline 29 : Keep an eye on things : ‘ supervision ’ is not a dirty word . |
| 16 | If there appears to be an improvement in behaviour then you can try delaying the medication , or reducing the amount , but keep an eye on the situation and be prepared to top up the dose if necessary . |
| 17 | But keep an eye on the baby 's symptoms — it may have problems with these milks too , because of cross-reactivity ( see p 295 ) between the proteins . |
| 18 | It was Marian 's work to drive the swine out onto the slope and keep an eye on them . |
| 19 | keep an eye on sniffable products in the home . |
| 20 | keep an eye on how employees develop , and learn from their mistakes . |
| 21 | If your hospitalization is sudden , say , you are struck down with appendicitis at work , ask your work colleagues to telephone the neighbour who keeps your spare key and ask him or her to check that your home is all right , look after your pet or take your pet to a local kennels or vet to be looked after , water your plants , and generally keep an eye on things . |
| 22 | I suggest you keep an eye on breeding pairs and be ready to move the female out if things get rough . |
| 23 | Keep an eye on your cichlids , as they may attempt to do this . |
| 24 | Keep it in the quarantine tank , cease medication and keep an eye on it for the next few months . |
| 25 | ‘ William , ’ said Tom , ‘ go and keep an eye on Sam . |
| 26 | Recommended remedy : ‘ Just keep an eye on him , and make sure he does not do anything too silly ! ’ |
| 27 | ‘ And ’ , he underlined the ‘ and ’ , ‘ keep an eye on our Liza . ’ |
| 28 | But it is important for parents to be aware and keep an eye on their children . ’ |
| 29 | Then I heard the doctor , as he was leaving , say something like ‘ Keep an eye on him … |
| 30 | And turning to his colleague he said , ‘ Charley , keep an eye on these buggers while I nip round to the station . ’ |